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Colorado Association of Transit Agencies Transit Agency of the Year Award
Presenter:
Ann Rajewski, Co-Executive Director, Colorado Association of Transit Agencies
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Summary:
Mountain Metropolitan Transit was recently awarded Transit Agency of the Year by the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (CASTA). Ann Rajewski, CASTA's Co-Executive Director, will provide Council with information on this prestigious award and Mr. Craig Blewitt, Transit Services Manager, will recognize Transit Division staff for their contributions.
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Background:
Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT) was honored to receive the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (CASTA) Large Community Transit Agency of the Year award. The award is given to recognize best practices implemented by a transit agency serving a community of more than 15,000 people. Thirteen CASTA member agencies fall into this category. Award winners are determined by a CASTA committee comprised of managers and employees of transit agencies from around the state.
In 2016, Mountain Metro increased bus service frequency to 15 minutes on a major north/south corridor connecting Downtown to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs campus and two urban renewal areas. MMT also added four routes on evenings or weekends and re-configured two long, circuitous "coverage" bus routes into four shorter, direct, functional routes - providing quicker travel times and improved on-time performance. The four reconfigured routes enjoy a combined average of 91.9% on-time performance, up from the previous average of 81.5%. A recent study showed that transit customers' top priorities are frequent service, short travel times and reliable, on-time performance. Mountain Metro is excited to provide these transit improvements to the community.
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